I would think that one of the types of boats would have been the batteau
(the spelling seems to be unique to Virginia), a kind of flatboat. See the
Virginia Canals and Navigation Society and the James River Batteau
Festival. _http://vacanals.org/_ (http://vacanals.org/)
The site has a book for sale, "River Boat Echoes: Batteaux in Virginia"
_https://nelson.machighway.com/~vacanals/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=24&zenid=bf20d9001346dd2250c57849f53a3e9a_
(https://nelson.machighway.com/~vacanals/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPat
h=2&products_id=24&zenid=bf20d9001346dd2250c57849f53a3e9a)
While it's not primarily about the Shenandoah, you might be interested in
information the site also has about Chief Justice John Marshall's survey
trip over the Alleghanies for the James River and Kanawha (Canal) Company.
In a message dated 3/9/2011 3:54:30 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
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does anyone know the extent to which any of the rivers in the Shenandoah
Valley
were used for travel or commerce in the Colonial era? Relatedly is anyone
familiar with a source -- ideally a primary one -- for what kinds of craft
were
used on these rivers?
Bill
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